The Health of Older People: A Social Survey

Ethel Shanas

Published by Harvard University Press 1962

The Health of Older People

A Social Survey

Ethel Shanas

In the series Health Information Foundation Study

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674421646

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
TABLES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
I. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Reported Illness, the Use of Medical Care, and Payments for Care Among Older People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
III. The Very Sick Among Older People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
IV. Employment, Income, and Meeting the Costs of Medical Care Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
V. The Living Arrangements of Older People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
VI. Older People and Their Families Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
VII. The Health of Older People: The Reports of Responsible Individuals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
VIII. The Public Views the Needs of Older People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
IX. Conclusions: The Older Person in the United States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
APPENDIX A: Definitions and Explanations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
APPENDIX B: Methodology Jacob J. Feldman and James S. Coleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
APPENDIX C: Reports and Papers Based on the Survey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Appendix D: Interview Questionnaires Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1962
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 250
Illustrations
- Tables: 111
Keywords: Older people -- Medical care -- United States.; Older people -- United States.

eBook

Published: April 7, 2014
ISBN: 9780674421646

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1962
ISBN: 9780674428232